Lingaku死ぬ【しぬ】
Frequency rank: 238. (for form しぬ: 108.)
- to die; to pass away
- to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
- to cease; to stop
Godan verb with 'nu' ending; irregular nu verb; intransitive verb
Forms
- 死ぬ【しぬ】Frequency rank: 238.
- しぬFrequency rank: 108.
Generated word frames (experimental)
[Animal] dies due to [Cause]
[Person] causes [Person] to die
[Situation] causes [Person] to die
[Person] feels like dying from [Emotion]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to die; to pass away
- to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
- to cease; to stop
This is the most common meaning of the verb "死ぬ". It is used to express the action of dying or passing away.
The dog died.
My father passed away yesterday.
This meaning of "死ぬ" is used to describe a loss of spirit or vigor, making one seem lifeless or dead-like.
In some contexts, "死ぬ" can be used to indicate something has ceased or stopped, such as a machine or an activity.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しぬ死ぬうんめい運命にあるto be destined to dieしぬ死ぬまでuntil deathしぬ死ぬほどto the point of deathしぬ死ぬげ気でwith the determination to dieしずかに静かにしぬ死ぬto die peacefullyしぬ死ぬことをおそれる恐れるto fear deathいきて生きてしぬ死ぬto live and dieしんだ死んださかな魚のようなめ目eyes like a dead fishこころ心がしぬ死ぬto lose one's spiritしぬ死ぬまえに前にbefore dyingしにたく死にたくなるto feel like dyingしにかける死にかけるto be on the verge of deathしご死後のせかい世界the afterlife
Generated related terms (experimental)
しぬ死ぬ【しぬ】
To die or to pass away; often used in the context of life and existence.
いきる生きる【いきる】
To live; to exist; often used to express the act of being alive or thriving.
しぼう死亡【しぼう】
Refers to death, often used in formal or official contexts such as in reports or announcements.
きえる消える【きえる】
To disappear or to cease to exist; often used in a more metaphorical sense.
つかれる疲れる【つかれる】
To get tired or weary; refers to a loss of energy, which can metaphorically relate to ‘losing spirit’.
I got tired from work.
Example sentences
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I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
4. ひと人がにくたい肉体をもち持ち、ちじょう地上にうまれた生まれたからといって、ちじょう地上のことをすべて全てりかい理解するわけではないのとどうように同様に、しんだ死んだからといってれいてき霊的せかい世界をすべて全てりかい理解しているわけでもないのです。
Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.
All are fated to die. However, you can't decide how and when you die.
To keep holding the barrier up is just to wait for death! So we're going to go out past the wall and counter attack the enemy, you ready!?
9. きごう「ああ、これがぐそく愚息のたかしタカシねきごう」きごう「え、は・はい。きごう〈こ故きごう〉たかしタカシくん君ですねきごう！きごう」きごう「ふうフーちゃんまだしんでない死んでないよきごう！たぶんきごう」
"Ah, this is my idiot son Takashi" "Eh-er, yes. (The late) Takashi, right?" "Fuusy, he isn't dead yet! Probably."
That's pitiful ... don't put on such a death-bed voice from just a body slam.
What will become of the children now that both parents are dead?